"Master Wang, how much silver do you think will be needed to make up for this year's shortfall?"

Zhu Qizhen cautiously probed.

Wang Zuo thought about it for a while, and burst out a string of numbers clearly and fluently.

Wang Zhi even talked about an old thing.

Shaanxi political envoy and Daoyu Shi two years ago said about the Weishui water control.

At that time, the imperial court was not wealthy, and the Weishui flood was not serious, so the matter was shelved.

When Wang Zuo talked about it at this time, he naturally wanted to take advantage of this shareholder wind to do it together.

Zhu Qizhen's face looked like he was sure.

As soon as this Wang Zuo heard that he was in the bottom, he immediately let go of his hands and feet.

Also, what kind of work is it to control the water? No less money than fighting.

You said that you spent a thousand taels of silver, that is not called water control, that is called ditch control.

Not to mention the level of the Yellow River, Weishui, it is definitely not a small river or a small ditch.

If this is promised, there will be no tens of thousands of taels.

No, no, this mouth must not be opened, and Wang Zuo's idea must be stopped.

This is to be agreed, and if you put this way of doing it, how much money you have in your money is not enough for Wang Zuo's expenses.

Zhu Qizhen bit the ancestral rules, and Emperor Gao set up the household department back then, just to separate family affairs and state affairs, and they must not be mixed up.

The internal money cannot be used for the money of the user department, and the household department must not play the idea of the internal money.

No matter how much Wang Zuo cried poor, to the point that there was no rice in the household, Zhu Qizhen still refused to let go.

In order to stop Wang Zuo's mouth, Zhu Qizhen made some adaptations in terms of rewards.

The Ming Dynasty's Yulu is mostly folded into treasure banknotes, which are issued in kind.

Treasure banknotes are paper money, and the original intention of Taizu's design is good.

However, in the actual operation process, there are not enough silver reserves, and with the indiscriminate distribution of rewards by successive emperors since Taizu, the purchasing power of this treasure banknote has almost plummeted and greatly reduced.

As for the physical goods, that's a lot, and if there is a lot in the treasury this year, then I'll send this to you as a tribute.

What kind of silk, what silk, whatever is in the treasury, you can use whatever you want.

As for what you want to spend, you have to sell it yourself and exchange it for silver for your family.

Zhu Qizhen's method is to have six points of treasure money and three points of physical goods.

Six-cent treasure money is probably no more than one-fifth of the face value.

Although the people who rewarded these people did not live on their money, if the emperor was so perfunctory, it would be unruly ungentlemanly.

So in this physical object, Zhu Qizhen made a clever move.

He used not rice and silk, but pepper and suzuki.

This method is not without precedent.

Pepper is not produced by the Ming Dynasty, or the output is very small, pepper is a precious spice, and Sumu is a Chinese herbal medicine.

As the saying goes, scarcity is expensive, because the quantity is small, so the price will naturally rise.

And the one who has the most pepper is the emperor.

Zheng He went to the West seven times and brought back a large amount of pepper and Sumu, and later those small Western countries always took these two kinds of native products as tribute and offered them to the Ming Dynasty every time they saw the Ming Dynasty.

But it's rare, and it can't be eaten.

The palace can't use it, so over the years, the treasury and treasury have also accumulated a lot.

During the Hongwu Yongle period, pepper was often used as a reward.

During the Xuande period, there was also a short period of implementation of the method of folding pepper and sumu.

There is no way, the emperor has this in his hand, and how much is it worth.

Later, there was a man named Zhang Juzheng, who also used this method, which could be used for several years, and finally almost evolved into a system, but it still couldn't be customized.

There is no way, it can't be implemented, and the resistance of officials is too great.

It's true that scarcity is expensive, but it also depends on the size of the market.

This thing is not firewood, rice, oil and salt, it is not a necessity, it is a luxury, and only dignitaries and wealthy businessmen can use some of it.

The market is so big, there is a surplus, there is no way.

Those lower-level officials who want to support their families can't sell this thing, and they can't eat or drink, they can't object.

But the vast majority of Zhu Qizhen's rewards are people with status and status, and giving them these rewards can not only satisfy their vanity, but also reduce expenses, so why not?

As for the rest, even if Zhu Qizhen doesn't say it, Wang Zuo knows that things are prioritized.

Wang Zuo, who failed to hit the autumn wind, did not gain nothing, Zhu Qizhen promised him that the next court meeting, he would find a way to make up some silver for the household.

After Wang Zhi left, Zhu Qizhen said to Jin Ying: "Jin Ying, Jing Yuanna, you go in person." ”

"Yes".

When the decree was delivered, Jin Ying personally rushed to the palace of the Lieutenant of the Horse with a dozen eunuchs of all sizes.

Among the dozen or so eunuchs, there are four in red robes, except for the little eunuchs who accompany them, the rest are green robes and blue robes.

Jing Yuan had set up the incense case early and brought everyone in the house to welcome the holy decree.

After Jin Ying recited the holy decree in frustration, he said with a smile: "Julu Hou, take the decree." ”

"Minister, minister, thank you, Your Majesty."

Jingyuan is in a trance and in a dream.

Julu Hou, Julu Hou......

The marquis of the Ming Dynasty, hereditary replacement, also wants to build the Julu Marquis Mansion.

This means that Jing Yuan has stepped into the ranks of honors from Xunqi.

And it is also the top honor of the Ming Dynasty, second only to several families.

"Hou Ye, Hou Ye......"

Jin Ying smiled and called twice.

Jing Yuan agreed to come over, and hurriedly waved his hand to send a thank you gift—a plate of more than a dozen silver ingots.

This is the rule, and it is the gray income that eunuchs should have.

What's more, it was Jin Ying who came, followed by six or seven high-grade eunuchs, and the lineup was not strong.

So, that's even more stingy.

When Jin Ying saw this ingot, he naturally didn't dare to accept it.

Even if Jing Yuan said that it was a piece of heart and rejoiced, Jin Ying resolutely refused to accept it, and said in his mouth, "What does Juluhou mean by this, take it away, take it away, what is the relationship between our family and Juluhou, how can our family accept this."

Hou Ye's heart is understood by our family, and our family is happy for Hou Ye, but this silver can never be collected.

Besides, if our family receives the Hou Ye's silver, His Majesty will have to tighten our family's skin. ”

There was no way, Jing Yuan had no choice but to give up and welcome Jin Ying into the house for tea.

This, you can have.

During the tea drink, Jin Ying complimented the eldest son of the Jing family, the future Julu Hou, and His Majesty's cousin.

After Jin Ying left, the Governor's Mansion was soon busy.

The housekeepers of each noble family took their own lord's greeting post, saying that their own marquis was going to invite Julu Marquis to the mansion for a banquet tonight, and some said that their uncle was about to come to visit.

A rising star is rare for anyone.

In this, there are even big people like Dingguo Gong.